Chrono Trigger Hits PSN This Tuesday

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words “Chrono Trigger?” I’m sure a lot of things, but I bet the first thing on your mind right now is “When can I get it?”

We’re happy to confirm that Chrono Trigger is coming to the PSN in North America on October 4th. That’s right—in just a few days, you’ll be able to visit (or re-visit, as I’m sure is the case for many of you) one of the most hilarious and unique casts of characters ever assembled in an RPG:

Crono: The spiky-haired, stoic protagonist who finds himself wrapped up in events beyond his control. He’s pretty good with a katana and doesn’t run from a fight.

Marle: The requisite princess, but she’s no ordinary princess. How many princesses do you know that wield a crossbow?

Lucca: Chrono’s best friend since they were little kids. Oh, and she’s a supergenius who invents things such as the teleporter that starts your journey through time.

Frog: A knight from the middle ages, Frog is a man who has been cursed and turned into a giant anthropomorphic frog. But being a frog doesn’t prevent him from being a fantastic fighter—and having one of the coolest special attacks in the game.

Robo: A robot from the future (I’ve always wanted to write that) who, after being repaired by Lucca, joins the party. Yes, a robot. With lasers!

Ayla: Hailing from prehistoric times, Ayla is tough. Really tough. She uses her enormous strength and agility to fight unarmed, and dishes out a lot of damage.

Travel through time to put things right and defeat the evil Lavos before he destroys everything!

There’s more than one way to save the world, of course, and Chrono Trigger respects that. In fact, the game has always been highly regarded for the number of different endings available. Have you got them all? If not, the time has come.

#4 & 9 (and anyone else who’s interested), that artists name is Toriyama Akira. He’s most known for being the creator/artist of Dragonball, but is also the creator/artist a famous manga series Dr. Slump (and countless other shorter series/one shots).
He’s also the character designer for the Dragon Quest/Dragon Warrior game series (he created the Slime we all know and love!), as well as Chrono Trigger & Blue Dragon (both the game & anime).

Anyway, I have a feeling this is just gonna be the PSone version that was originally released on the PS1 through Final Fantasy Chronicles.

We all know and shudder at our experiences with that choppy, rushed piece of garbage they released.

I don’t know what is keeping Sony & Square-Enix from doing a proper update through a PSP version.

I mean look at what we have right now…

Final Fantasy Origins (PS1) –> Final Fantasy I (PSP) and Final Fantasy II (PSP)
– Origins had FF1 and FF2 on 1 disc. w/ the load times and whatnot
– loading times weren’t that bad though
– the psp release of the 2 games…so much nicer, and the updated graphics is a huge plus

Final Fantasy Anthology
– FF5 and FF6 missing from the PS Store and a PSP update
– the heck!!

Final Fantasy Chronicles
– we got FF4 on the PSP with “The After Years”
– we also got that PSP version with the same updated graphics

CT should use the DS version as a basis. Improve graphics, audio quality, etc
FF5 and FF6 should use the GBA version as a basis. Improve graphics, audio quality, etc
FF3 should use the DS version but smooth up the graphics.

Easily, $29.99 ~ $39.99 each from me.

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Then, on the PS Store, we need a PSone Classic release of The Legend of Dragoon and Chrono Cross!

Come on, Square-Enix and Sony! You guys know what the fans want, and are willing to give up our money to you guys if you guys do things like what I just mentioned here!

Now please do not pull this from the list of releases on Tuesday like you did last time it was announced. I’m still hoping FF4 (6) gets added back at some point too. These two are among the list of my all time favorite games. This is a must buy for me.

The Drop is posted by a Sony employee.
This post was posted by a Square employee.

That to me confirms it is being released on Tuesday.

and why would you guys expect them to release BOTH FF6 and CT on the same day, that would just be a poor business decision. That would force some people to choose one or the other. But if they release them on different days, then that would maximize potential sales for week 1.

I doubt the game will be optomized and knowing Squeenix their going to want maybe 10 dollars for this, even at 6 dollars it’s a hard call to make. Those who grew up on this game probably have played it to death already and/or already has a copy and those who have never played it will be turned off by the really bad port. Please optomize your PS1 emulation, there are tons of games along with this and upcoming FF6 (such as all the Street Fighter games and Wing Commander 4) that are slow as heck